Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Herb, Perennial
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Southern Europe
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
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Number of Varieties
81
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Desert, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Skin Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
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Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Herb
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
HABERLEA
Common Name
Barley
Haberlea, Hardy Africa Violet
In Hindi
जौ
Haberlea
In German
Gerste
Haberlea
In French
orge
Haberlea
In Spanish
cebada
Haberlea rhodopensis
In Greek
κριθάρι
Haberlea
In Portuguese
cevada
Haberlea
In Polish
jęczmień
Haberlea
In Latin
hordei
Haberlea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Haberlea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Triticeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
620
1
27800
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